Comparison

PhoneCheck Pro vs Scroll Volume Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhoneCheck Pro

Features
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evice Monitor is a fast, no-nonsense hardware inspection tool for iPhone. Whether you're buying or selling a used iPhone, or just want to verify that everything works on your current device, Device Monitor walks you through 8 essential checks in about 3 minutes. WHAT IT CHECKS โ€ข Screen Colors โ€” Full-screen color patterns to reveal dead pixels, tint, burn-in, and bright spots โ€ข Touch โ€” Interactive grid to confirm the display responds evenly, including edges and corners โ€ข Camera โ€” Front and rear camera availability and live preview check โ€ข Flashlight โ€” Hardware torch toggle test โ€ข Microphone โ€” Short audio recording with instant playback โ€ข Speaker โ€” Audio playback test using the built-in speaker โ€ข Biometrics โ€” Face ID or Touch ID hardware support check โ€ข Connectivity โ€” Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery level, charging status, and vibration HOW IT WORKS Each step gives a clear one-line instruction and three result buttons: Pass, Issue, or Skip. Automated steps run on their own โ€” you just confirm the result. After all 8 steps, you get a clean summary showing exactly what passed and what needs attention. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT CANNOT DO Device Monitor does not claim to verify original parts, Apple's official battery health, board-level faults, or IMEI/carrier lock status. It focuses on the hardware checks an ordinary user can meaningfully confirm in a trade situation. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Everything runs locally on your device. No sign-in, no cloud sync, no data collection.

About

Scroll Volume Remote

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Scroll Volume Remote is the free iPhone companion to Scroll Volume for Mac โ€” a macOS utility that turns the menu bar into a volume target. This app on its own does nothing useful. Its only job is to remotely control the Scroll Volume Mac app from your phone, by acting as a wireless volume wheel. If you do not own and run the Mac app, there is nothing here for you. WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT This is not a generic "Mac remote" or a universal volume controller. It cannot adjust the volume of a Mac that does not have Scroll Volume installed and running. It cannot control any other application, system setting, or media playback. It cannot connect to anything other than a Mac running Scroll Volume. It is a single-purpose add-on to one specific Mac app. If you have the Mac app: this is a small, free bonus that lets you change your Mac's volume from a few meters away. If you do not have the Mac app: please install it first from the Mac App Store. The Mac app is the product. This app is the remote. HOW IT WORKS WITH SCROLL VOLUME FOR MAC Install Scroll Volume for Mac from the Mac App Store on your Mac. Launch it. Then open this app on your iPhone โ€” it will look for Macs nearby that are running Scroll Volume, and offer to pair with them. Tap to pair. From then on the two devices recognize each other automatically. Spin the wheel on the phone, and the Mac's system volume changes โ€” one notch on the phone, one step on the Mac. Mute and unmute work too. The two devices communicate directly using Apple's MultipeerConnectivity framework over Bluetooth and the local Wi-Fi network. There is no router-only requirement, no internet involved, and no servers in the middle. We do not run any. Traffic stays on your local link. KEY POINTS โ€ข Free companion to the Scroll Volume for Mac app โ€” does nothing without it. โ€ข Acts as a wireless volume wheel for the paired Mac running Scroll Volume โ€” fluid, one notch per step. โ€ข Direct device-to-device link over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi. No internet. No accounts. No servers. โ€ข Pair once, reconnect automatically. The app remembers Macs you have paired with. โ€ข Single-purpose. The app does this one thing and nothing else. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Scroll Volume Remote collects nothing. No accounts, no analytics SDKs, no advertising identifiers, no crash reporting services, no third-party trackers. The only thing the app keeps on disk is the name of Macs you have paired with so it can reconnect. That information never leaves your device. The app runs in the iOS sandbox. PERMISSIONS โ€ข Local Network โ€” required so the app can discover your Mac on the same Wi-Fi network. You will be prompted on first launch. โ€ข Bluetooth โ€” required so the app can discover and talk to your Mac when there is no shared Wi-Fi network, using Apple's peer-to-peer Bluetooth. REQUIREMENTS iOS 16 or later. A Mac with Scroll Volume for Mac installed and running. The Mac app is sold separately on the Mac App Store and is required โ€” this iPhone app has no use without it. The two devices need to be on the same local Wi-Fi network, or have Bluetooth turned on, to discover each other. QUESTIONS, BUGS, FEEDBACK Reach out through the support link in this App Store listing or visit scrollvolume.app for contact details.

Screenshots

PhoneCheck Pro3 screens
Scroll Volume Remote2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scroll Volume Remote at 15.0 against PhoneCheck Pro's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
PhoneCheck Pro versus Scroll Volume Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoneCheck ProScroll Volume Remote
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer่ƒœ่พ‰ ้ŸฉPiotr Grzegorzewski

In-app purchases

None

PhoneCheck Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Scroll Volume Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhoneCheck Pro free?
PhoneCheck Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scroll Volume Remote free?
Scroll Volume Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhoneCheck Pro or Scroll Volume Remote have ads?
Neither PhoneCheck Pro nor Scroll Volume Remote shows ads.

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